Sea LaunchZenit 3SLLaunch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
Thuraya 3
Launched
January 15, 2008
Summary
Thuraya 3 launched on a Sea Launch Zenit 3SL from Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch on January 15, 2008. It was Sea Launch's 25th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,886th orbital launch attempt. It was the 25th Zenit 3SL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Thuraya 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 730 × 35,813 km orbit inclined 6.2°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Zenit 3SL · Sea Launch
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 25th Zenit 3SL flight · 1st this yearSea Launch's 25th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,886th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Thuraya 3 · NORAD 32404 · 2008-001 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- OBJECT A
- Object ID
- 2008-001A
- Epoch
- 2008-01-15 12:33:35 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.2442631 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7118216
- Inclination
- 6.1909°
- Ascending node
- 317.9574°
- Arg. of perigee
- 96.9878°
- Mean anomaly
- 341.5629°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- Thuraya 3 · NORAD 32404 · in orbit
Blok DM-SL No. 15L · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Emirati geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch
25th launch from Launch Platform Odyssey, 1st this year · 28th from Sea Launch
36 launches from this pad · 40 from Sea Launch
349 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Thuraya 3 launch?
Thuraya 3 launched on January 15, 2008. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Thuraya 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Thuraya 3?
Zenit 3SL, flown by Sea Launch. Zenit 3SL spec sheet
Where did Thuraya 3 launch from?
Launch Platform Odyssey, Sea Launch.
What orbit did Thuraya 3 reach?
Thuraya 3, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 730 × 35,813 km orbit inclined 6.2°.
How many satellites did Thuraya 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).